July 2020 Table of Contents

From 90 submissions, the jury picked seven entries that are scalable, thought-provoking, and promising in achieving a more equitable and healthy built environment. Read more

A bike trip across the Netherlands inspired lead engineer Mike Sewell and Gresham Smith's Studio X Innovation Incubator to improve design by quantifying emotional response. Read more

Matter Design and cement producer CEMEX converted their shared fascination with "embedding intelligence into objects" into megalith units that are surprisingly maneuverable. Read more

TBM Designs, co-founded by thermobimetal innovator Doris Sung, is tucking a self-powered, kinetic solution within insulated glass units to reduce solar heat gain and glare into buildings. Read more

Researchers at the University of British Columbia's HiLo Lab, University of Colorado, Denver's LoDo Lab, and HouMinn Practice push the potential of the ubiquitous wood member. Read more

University of Washington associate professor Rick Mohler and the city of Seattle senior planner Nick Welch created a prototype app to help local homeowners increase housing density by building accessory dwelling units. Read more

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill developed an undulating "smart band beam" to support a concrete slab at half the thickness of a typical flat plate. Read more

Designed and developed by CMG Landscape Architecture, the mobile app enables designers to approximate the impact of their projects' materials and maintenance on carbon emissions. Read more

Blaine Brownell interviews the award-winning, St. Paul, Minn.–based architect and co-founder of 4RM+ULA who knows the consequences of racial injustice all too well. Read more

International students are on the decline, and not enough graduates of color are achieving licensure. Those numbers need to improve if we want to further diversify the profession. Read more

Forget twisting forms. This rising firm, based in New York and Istanbul, favors research and collaboration to find lasting solutions. Read more

The executive manager of the National Organization of Minority Architects describes why she is her "ancestors' wildest dreams." Read more

Innovative firms seeking cost-saving measures can leverage this federal tax credit to offset tax liability from 3 years back to 20 years forward. Read more

An infill project in Sacramento's Newton Booth neighborhood aims to bridge the gap between the neighborhood's low-lying residential area and the increasingly tall commercial centers. Read more

A public/private partnership facilitated this mixed-use development in Culver City, Calif., which is anchored by an occupiable grand stair. Read more

A strong network can be an asset in challenging times. Read more

The work of Rural Studio's Front Porch Initiative doesn't stop at design. Read more

How architects can plan for the intersection of COVID-19 and hurricane season. Read more

Community-led design seeks to dispel myths about who best understands how to shape public space. Read more

We can no longer be complacent. Read more

The built environment must be equitable for all, and the only way to achieve that is to stand up for a more equitable profession. Read more